Copiocerinae

Copiocerinae is a subfamily of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 20 genera in Copiocerinae, found in southern North America, Central America, and South America.

Copiocerinae
Monachidium lunum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Copiocerinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Tribes and genera

There are three tribes in Copiocerinae:

Aleuasini

Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

1. Aleuas Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
2. Zygoclistron Rehn, 1905 ^{c g}

Clematodini

Auth: Rehn & Eades, 1961

1. Apoxitettix Descamps, 1984 ^{c g}
2. Bucephalacris Giglio-Tos, 1894 ^{c g}
3. Clematodes Scudder, 1900 ^{i c g b}
4. Dellia Stål, 1878 ^{c g}

Copiocerini

Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

1. Adimantus Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
2. Antiphon Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
3. Caenacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 ^{c g}
4. Chlorohippus Bruner, 1911 ^{c g}
5. Contacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 ^{c g}
6. Copiocera Burmeister, 1838 ^{c g}
7. Copiocerina Descamps, 1978 ^{c g}
8. Copiotettix Descamps, 1984 ^{c g}
9. Cyphacris Gerstaecker, 1889 ^{c g}
10. Episcopotettix Rehn, 1903 ^{c g}
11. Eumecacris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972 ^{c g}
12. Hippacris Scudder, 1875 ^{c g}
13. Monachidium Serville, 1831 ^{c g}
14. Oncolopha Stål, 1873 ^{c g}
15. Opshomala Serville, 1831 ^{c g}
16. Sinop Descamps, 1984

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178.
• Capinera, J.L; Scott, R.D.; Walker, T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
• Otte, Daniel (1997). Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia (eds.). Orthoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Vol. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 581–634. ISBN 1-889002-04-6.